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Deià , Mallorca: A Beautiful Day Trip from Palma
Deià is one of the prettiest small villages in Mallorca. It's located in the northwest part of the island in a ravine at the base of Teix...


Sa Foradada, A Beautiful West Mallorca Hike
This hike starts up high and continues down to the cool rock formation called Sa Foradada where you have access to the water in a small...


Best Things to do in North Mallorca
There are lots of activities to choose from in this part of the island and we had fun returning to explore several times during our month...


A Scenic Drive to Sóller, Mallorca
The mountainous northern side of the island was probably our favorite and we returned often to explore. On this day we decided to drive...


Great Southwest Mallorca Coast Activities
We actually spent Christmas Day having a marvelous time exploring this part of Mallorca and found all sorts of cool things to see and do....


Best Things about Salt Spring Island
We decided to do a two day/one night getaway to Salt Spring Island which is one of the Southern Gulf Islands. That meant taking a quick...


Our favorite hike near Alcúdia, Mallorca
We hiked Penya des Midgia which is near the beautiful Northern medieval village of Alcúdia and it was incredible. It's about 2.5 miles...


Initial Madeira Impressions
We've been having fun walking all around the main part of Funchal (we decided to hold off on picking up a rental car for the first 10...


Funchal, Madeira Things To See
Everyday brings new interesting things to see and experience and we're loving it! Here's a few things we've enjoyed as we get our steps...


Through the Madeira Mountains!
We took our first drive cutting our way through the middle of the island and it was spectacular. Here are some of our favorite things to...


Best places in Madeira to watch waves
The north shoreline in Madeira is where you tend to find the biggest waves and it was fun to discover some pretty places to watch them....


3 Favorite Hikes in Madeira
There are plenty of amazing hikes in Madeira, but here are three particularly great ones that we really loved. We've also included...


Introducing Madeira to Kim
Our first few days together were so fun as we got out a little each day. That meant eating tasty food, walking through parks, enjoying...


Best Northern Villages in Madeira To Visit
There are a number of fun activities to do along the northern coast of Madeira. It's filled with pretty little villages and plenty of...


Best Hike in Madeira for Bird Lovers
One of our favorite things we've done in Madeira. Not only do you get to do a great short hike but then you get to experience the birds...


Favorite Madeira West Coast Things to do
We visited this part of Madeira twice and just loved it so much. It's totally different than the rest of the island and filled with green...


Fun Activities in Madeira to Enjoy
Our son Brian and his girlfriend Amanda arrived and we had a short overlap before Kim headed home. It was so fun to have them all here...


Slow Madeira Sunsets
There are lots of places in Madeira to catch beautiful colors as the sun gets lower in the sky. Here are a few ways we enjoyed some...


Best Madeira Northeast Side Villages to Visit
Exploring the 35 miles of Northern Madeira coastline has been amazing as there are so many beautiful villages along the way to stop and...


More Cool Funchal, Madeira Activities
When we have days where we aren't out adventuring with the car we find lots of great things to do around Funchal. Here are a few of our...
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